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  • Childhood Hunger Rampant in Parts of Western North Carolina

    June 03, 2019 |

    Carolina Public Press |

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    Response Location: United States, Cherokee, North Carolina

    Individuals, churches, and nonprofits are joining together in North Carolina's food deserts to help address childhood hunger throughout the state. In one particularly food-insecure county, an alliance between three community churches as well as pop-up markets has helped to more equitably distribute produce to neighborhoods and communities where resources are scarce.

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  • 'Adulting' classes around St. Louis offer life skills not taught in school

    June 03, 2019 |

    St. Louis Post-Dispatch |

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    Response Location: United States, Ferguson, Missouri

    As American schools have become increasingly focused on preparing students for higher education and careers, life skills classes like home economics, financial literacy, and wood shop classes have fallen to the wayside. Libraries and other institutions are stepping up to fill this gap by offering free "adulting" classes.

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  • Former Bridgeport factory transforms from blighted property to a model of revitalization

    June 03, 2019 |

    Republican American |

    Multi-Media |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Bridgeport, Connecticut

    A development firm in Bridgeport, CT relies on public-private partnerships to fund renewal of blighted sites into upgraded buildings, including a brand new charter school. With a mix of government and low-income housing funding, the firm can develop hundreds of units in a quick amount of time, allowing communities to benefit from rapid renewal in the area.

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  • Herd Immunity: Jigawa's community-driven approach boosts immunisation coverage

    June 03, 2019 |

    Nigeria Health Watch |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Jigawa

    Enrolling community members as Volunteer Community Mobilizers (VCMs) dramatically increases the effectiveness of public health campaigns. In Nigeria, the Jigawa State Primary Healthcare Development Agency has made progress with regard to immunization rates through its health ambassador program. The VCMs act as links between the localities and the public health services, ensuring that each that child receives vaccinations on schedule. The state has also used VCMs to increase the frequency of home visits and outreach efforts.

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  • How industrial assets became taxpayer liabilities

    June 03, 2019 |

    Republican American |

    Multi-Media |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Waterbury, Connecticut

    After years of developmental stagnancy, the city of Waterbury, Connecticut puts into action a way for developers to renew buildings without having to take financial responsibility for previous owners' environmental waste. Through a public-private partnership between the city and development investors, developers have begun to break ground on renewing the city's dilapidated factories.

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  • Plastic with a Purpose

    June 03, 2019 |

    The Philadelphia Citizen |

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    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    A new social enterprise called rePurpose asks consumers to estimate their plastic usage and pay to offset it. Then, the organization funds worker cooperatives in India that provide more stable employment and pay for workers in the recycling industry. Still in its early stages, rePurpose hopes to collaborate with businesses, schools, and individuals to offset their plastic usage.

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  • 'It's a miracle': Helsinki's radical solution to homelessness

    June 03, 2019 |

    The Guardian |

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    Response Location: Finland, Helsinki

    In Helsinki, Finland, the "Housing First" model, where housing is offered to those experiencing homelessness unconditionally is showing results. The program, which also can include services and is made possible in part due to an intentionally large supply of housing in Finland, has helped Finland become the only country in the EU to see a decrease in the number of people experiencing homelessness.

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  • How one utility powers its entire plant from wastewater

    June 02, 2019 |

    PBS NewsHour |

    Broadcast TV Programs |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Downers Grove, Illinois

    A wastewater treatment facility in suburban Chicago has become energy neutral. By accepting waste from oil and other sources not normally treated together, the facility increases biogas that can power the plant. Besides saving energy, it saves the plant almost half a million dollars each year.

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  • She's Giving Every College Student a Life Coach

    June 02, 2019 |

    OZY |

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    Response Location: United States, Oakland, California

    After her experience arriving woefully unprepared at Dartmouth, Alex Bernadotte started Beyond 12, a tech nonprofit that provides virtual coaching to graduating high school seniors and college students. Beyond 12 has a special focus on first-generation college students and immigrants to help coach them through problems big and small. Beyond 12 now works with 120 high schools nationwide with more than 100,000 undergrad participants.

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  • Palawan's indigenous women lead sustainable upland farming, forest protection

    June 01, 2019 |

    Rappler |

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    Response Location: Philippines, Palawan

    Empowering women to practice sustainable agriculture promotes resilience and enables communities to protect biodiversity. The Kusor Upland Farmer’s Association, sponsored by the United States Agency for International Development, gives farmers an alternative to wildlife poaching and slash-and-burn agriculture by promoting sustainable, organic farming. The KUFA participates in workshops and farming demonstrations to teach women how to grow root vegetables such as yams for additional income as an alternative to more ecologically damaging practices.

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